Top Baldwin, NY Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
245 Main Street, Suite 410, White Plains, NY 10601
22 Vanderbilt Ave, 335 Madison Ave Fl 23, New York, NY 10017
47 W. 47th Street, Suite 6A, New York, NY 10036
30 Wall Street, 8th Floor, New York, NY 10005
30 E 33rd Street, 4th Floor, New York, NY 10016
300 Old Country Road, Suite 241, Mineola, NY 11501-4112
1270 Ave of the Americas, Suite 816, New York, NY 10020
52 Duane St, 7th Floor, New York, NY 10007
350 5th Avenue, Suite 4020, Manhattan, NY 10118
80 Broad Street, 5th Floor, New York, NY 10004
60 E. 42nd Street, Suite 1400, New York, NY 10165
17 Squadron Blvd, Suite 401, New City, NY 10956
1122 Franklin Avenue, Suite 300, Garden City, NY 11530
233 Broadway, Suite 2348, New York, NY 10279
1110 South Ave., Staten Island, NY 10314
111 John St, Ste 1615, New York, NY 10038
100 Jericho Quadrangle, Suite 208, Jericho, NY 11753
499 Route 304, New City, NY 10956
100 Old Country Rd, Suite 103, Mineola, NY 11501
600 Old Country Rd Rm 530, Garden City, NY 11530
30 Wall Street, 8th Floor, New York, NY 10005
330 7th Ave, Suite 1402, New York, NY 10001
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Drug Possession
Drug possession is the illegal possession of a controlled substance. Essentially, to be convicted of a drug possession charge, you knowingly must have a controlled substance in your possession or within your proximity, like storing it in your vehicle. Drug possession can also include having a device used for the consumption of a controlled substance. This is a criminal offense under both New York state law as well as federal law.
Types of Drug Possession Charges
Sometimes drug possession is referred to as actual possession or “constructive” possession, meaning that an individual knowingly has access to and control of a controlled substance but it is not on the person. Some common ways for constructive possession occur is when a person knowingly stores an illegal controlled substance in their car or at their home. Possessing a smaller quantity of a controlled substance for personal use is commonly known as “simple possession.“
What Is A Controlled Substance?
Federal law as well as state law determines the severity of drug possession charges based on the type of drug and divides them into different “schedules.” Each schedule is based on the potential for dependency and abuse. This sliding scale of schedules starts with Schedule V drugs, having the lowest risk, and increases in severity up to Schedule I, posing the most severe risk.
- Schedule I: Heroin, ecstasy, lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD), marijuana, peyote
- Schedule II: Methamphetamine, cocaine, morphine, methadone, phencyclidine (PCP), fentanyl
- Schedule III: Anabolic steroids, ketamine, barbiturates, testosterone, Tylenol with codeine
- Schedule IV: Valium, Xanax, Tramadol
- Schedule V: Other unlawfully obtained prescription drugs and cough medicines like Robitussin with codeine